IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 249
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Environment Agency fund urged not to divest from carbon
Trucost calls for pension funds to remain investors, engage as shareholders and lobby for disclosure
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Blackrock, Royal Mail, Towers Watson, F&C, State Street, RBC, Stone Drum
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FTSE firms shift DC defaults toward diversified growth funds
Research shows dramatic increase in use of DGF in last five years, passive allocations see significant falls
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London funds commit to forming collective investment vehicle
London boroughs Waltham Forest and Wandsworth commit initial capital to set up tax-transparent fund for joint investment
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BP Pension Scheme buys supermarket from M&G
Sale by M&G long-lease fund comes as company shifts investment focus of £1.9bn vehicle, UK’s largest
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Hermes Real Estate enters £800m Manchester redevelopment JV
Co-Op, Hermes to be equal partners in mixed-use NOMA scheme
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Equities help London Pension Fund Authority bolster funding levels
LPFA hints at more illiquid assets after partnering with LGPS funds on infrastructure
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Lothian Pension Fund seeks approval to run investments in-house
Says move will help scheme prepare for challenges in LGPS Scotland
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UK roundup: ITV Pension Scheme, TPR, JLT deficit update
ITV Pension Scheme secures asset-backed partnership, sees deficit drop by £50m
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UK pensions industry cautiously welcomes charge-cap proposal
Oppostion welcomes implementation of ‘Labour policy’
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NewsUK government publishes DC charge-cap guidelines, transparency rules
Qualifying auto-enrolment schemes to see default fund charge capped at 75 basis points
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Retention of full funding requirement 'opposite to EC’s objective'
European Commission says it wants to ensure ‘sound provision of services’
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NAPF bemoans IORP II lobbying after cross-border funding fiasco
Francesco Briganti defends Commission’s stance, says it had no choice to reverse plans
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NewsWednesday people roundup
RPMI, ING IM, LCP, PIC, Russell Investments, Neuberger Berman, Multrees Investor Services
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ICI Pension Fund secures record-breaking £3.6bn of liability insurance
Major de-risking from UK schemes continues on back of positive market forces
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Consolidation continues apace as F&C, Ignis deals go through
Bank of Montreal’s BMO Europe to acquire F&C for nearly £710m
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Robeco’s new London office to focus on institutional market
Company aims to increase assets under management organically to more than €300bn
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NewsUK pension changes to boost bulk annuity market, experts say
Insurers will have larger sums available for pensions de-risking if individual annuity demand falls, consultants say
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UK Pension Protection Fund shifts from active management to smart beta
Lifeboat scheme swaps all equity benchmarks to minimum volatility ahead of market capitalisation as smart beta takes hold
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Asset management consolidation continues apace as SLI bids for Ignis
Expert warns of dangers of ‘asset gathering’, lack of choice
